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Jaipur Businessman Vallabh Maheshwari Dies in Car Accident on Alwar Expressway

A 62-year-old Jaipur-based businessman, Vallabh Maheshwari, died after his BMW car overturned following a collision on an expressway in Alwar district of Rajasthan on Sunday evening, police officials said.

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How the Mahabharata War Reshaped the Political Map of Bharat

The Mahabharata war, traditionally placed between 1500 BCE and 900 BCE depending on scholarly interpretation, marks a turning point in early Indian civilization. While historians debate its exact dating and scale, the epic and Puranic traditions preserve a memory of large-scale dynastic destruction, territorial shifts, and ecological change. The political…

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‘Bid to suppress journalistic freedom’: Rajasthan HC on FIR against Arnab Goswami

The Rajasthan High Court has restrained the Rajasthan police from taking any coercive action against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami over a 2022 case linked to Republic Bharat’s coverage of the demolition of a Hindu temple in Alwar, Bar and Bench reported.

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5-year-old child falls into borewell in Rajasthan's Alwar district, rescued safely

A five-year-old child, who fell into a 40-feet deep borewell in Kanwada village in Laxmangarh area of Alwar district on Tuesday, was rescued safely, police said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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LS Polls: Massive road show by Priyanka Gandhi in Alwar; Thousands turn up

In view of the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan on 19th and 26th April, Priyanka Gandhi is touring Rajasthan extensively. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Bhupender Yadav | In Alwar, BJP’s go-to poll manager has a role reversal

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, the BJP’s candidate from Alwar, fighting his first Lok Sabha election, is discovering the nuances of his position

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Former Congress MP from Alwar Karan Singh Yadav joins BJP

Former Congress MP Karan Singh Yadav joins BJP in Jaipur along with other Congress leaders, blames Bhanwar Jitendra Singh for denial of ticket.

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Rajasthan CM probables: From ex-royal to ministers to firebrand priest

There are several frontrunners for the chief ministerial post in Rajasthan, where the BJP did not project any CM candidate and won 115 seats after contesting the assembly elections with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the face of the campaign.

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Water scarcity makes Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project afloat this election

As the districts in eastern Rajasthan reel from water scarcity for both household- and irrigation purposes, the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) to divert surplus monsoon water from the Chambal basin has gained political currency, in the poll-bound State. The project has been mired in political wrangling for years.

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Cooperative stores to sell onions at ₹30 per kilogram to ease price hike

In Chennai, Ten Pannai Pasumai shops & 4 mobile shops have started selling onions at ₹30/kg to bring down prices. The State govt is procuring onions from Nafed at ₹25/kg & adding charges to sell at ₹30/kg. Prices are expected to come down due to onions from Alwar & Nasik.…

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BJP reels under series of protests over ticket for Rajasthan polls

Rajasthan BJP leaders and supporters protest over denial of tickets for Assembly polls. Protests witnessed in several districts, including Rajsamand, Sriganganagar, Udaipur, Bikaner, Chittorgarh, Kota, Jaipur, Alwar, Bundi. Some dissidents threaten to contest as independents if demands not met.

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Jamtara loses crown as new remote districts rewrite India’s cybercrime map

MUMBAI: Move over Jamtara, there’s a new cyber playground in town. The once-notorious hub for online mischief in Jharkhand no longer reigns as India’s cybercrime epicentre. Emerging from the shadows are fresh contenders—districts like Bharatpur, Mathura, Nuh, Deogarh, Gurgaon, Alwar, Bokaro, Karma Tand, and Giridih—that have claimed the spotlight and…

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Muslim youth lynched in Alwar on suspicion on chopping wood in forest

A Muslim youth was killed and his two associates were injured when a mob attacked them on the suspicion that they were illegally chopping wood in a forest in Rampur area of Bansur tehsil of Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Thursday night. Those who allegedly attacked the three persons included forest…

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Day before Alwar woman's wedding in Pakistan, police visited her Indian husband's village

Police have visited the village of the husband of the woman who recently travelled to a remote corner of Pakistan to meet a Facebook friend, and conducted a "preliminary investigation", officials said here on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Abnormal' rainfall in 15 Rajasthan districts so far this monsoon

Rajasthan has recorded 'abnormal' rainfall of 80.9% more than normal. 690 dams in the State have 58.09% of total capacity. 15 districts have 'abnormal' rainfall, 11 districts have 20-59%, 6 districts have 19-19%, and no district is under deficit. MeT issued 'yellow' alert for heavy rainfall in 6 districts on…

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Convicts in Rakbar Khan lynching case did not intend to cause death, says Alwar court

The four persons convicted of lynching Haryana’s dairy farmer Rakbar Khan in Rajasthan’s Alwar district in 2018 did not intend to cause his death, though they had thrashed him brutally with lathis and sticks on the suspicion of smuggling of cows, the sessions court in Alwar has held.

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Mob and justice: On the Alwar lynching case verdict

Alwar verdict flags need for stern steps to ensure justice in lynching cases

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Rajasthan health minister Parsadi Lal Meena unhappy over slow work of 4 medical colleges

JAIPUR: Health minister Parsadi Lal Meena on Tuesday expressed his displeasure over the slow pace of construction work of medical colleges in Nagaur, Banswara, Alwar and Hanumangarh.

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Gurugram: ‘Framed in fake rape case’, 30-year-old dies by suicide

GURUGRAM: A 30-year-old transporter from Farukhnagar area allegedly died of suicide after being “framed” in a fake rape case by a family in Rajasthan’s Alwar.

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Rajasthan: Robbers loot Rs 76,000 from bank in Alwar

ALWAR: Three armed robbers barged into a branch of Baroda Rajasthan Gramin Bank and decamped with Rs 76,000 at Bhugor village in Alwar on Thursday afternoon. Police have retrieved some CCTV footages and have initiated investigation into the matter.

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Rajasthan: Married woman hangs self over family dispute in Alwar

JAIPUR: An hour after a verbal spat with her husband a 22-year-old woman committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling at Manpur locality of Behror in Alwar on Wednesday evening.

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Seer who set self on fire in Rajasthan to protest illegal mining dies

ALWAR/JAIPUR: Seer Vijay Das, who attempted self-immolation in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur three days ago in protest against illegal mining, was declared dead at a Delhi hospital on Saturday. His body was transported to Barsana in UP for last rites.

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DSP Surender Singh Bishnoi murder: Man who helped dumper driver flee arrested in Haryana

GURUGRAM: A man who helped the driver of the dumper, which mowed down DSP Surender Singh Bishnoi on Tuesday, escape to Rajasthan was arrested on Friday.

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Father of five, wins his fifth international medal in cross country and fourth gold

LUCKNOW: It all started in class XI for Ratiram Saini, when he defeated the much-hailed district level champion Ravi Kumar Sharma at School level cross country championship in Alwar, Rajasthan.

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Jaipur: Over 400 iPhones stolen from truck seized by Bharatpur police

ALWAR: The Pahadi police of Bharatpur district on Monday unearthed a racket involved in stealing expensive mobile phones worth Rs 1.30 crore. Police arrested three persons and recovered over 400 phones that were stolen from a consignment and concealed in a truck carrying tyres.

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